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In the year 1871
335 Notable birthdays
Joseph Stalin
Leader of the soviet union from 1924 to 1953.
Born December 21st, 1871 in Gori.
Died March 5th, 1953 at 81 years old in Kuntsevo Dacha (cerebral hemorrhage).
Marcel Proust
French novelist, critic and essayist (1871–1922).
Born July 10th, 1871 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1922 at 51 years old in Paris (pneumonia). [ref]
Ernest Rutherford
New zealand-born british physicist (1871–1937).
Born August 30th, 1871 in Spring Grove. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1937 at 66 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Ratanji Tata
Indian industrialist and philanthropist (1871–1918).
Born January 20th, 1871 in Mumbai.
Died September 5th, 1918 at 47 years old in St Ives.
Guangxu Emperor
Chinese emperor (1871-1908).
Born August 14th, 1871 in Prince Chun Mansion.
Died November 14th, 1908 at 37 years old in Zhongnanhai (arsenic poisoning).
Friedrich Ebert
German politician, president of germany (1871-1925).
Born February 4th, 1871 in Heidelberg. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1925 at 54 years old in Berlin (peritonitis). [ref]
Stephen Crane
American novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist.
Born November 1st, 1871 in Newark.
Died June 5th, 1900 at 28 years old in Badenweiler (tuberculosis).
Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough
British soldier and conservative politician (1871-1934).
Born November 13th, 1871 in Shimla.
Died June 30th, 1934 at 62 years old in Blenheim Palace.
Pietro Badoglio
Italian military general officer and marshal of the royal italian army from 1916-1943 during both world wars and prime minister of italy from 1943-1944 (1871-1956).
Born September 28th, 1871 in Grazzano Badoglio.
Died November 1st, 1956 at 85 years old in Grazzano Badoglio.
James Weldon Johnson
American writer and activist.
Born June 17th, 1871 in Jacksonville. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1938 at 67 years old in Wiscasset (traffic collision). [ref]
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